Robert Benchley Movies

Benchley fills in for a music critic on a radio show. His performance is less than stellar.

A lecturer tells the audience that it is National Take Care Week. He tells the story of a man who gets stung in his garden and the problems the man...

Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect one's ability to consume and digest food, using his...

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

The Spellbinder is a comedy short.

Stewed, Fried and Boiled is a 1929 comedy short.

Robert Benchley explains Technocracy with visual aids in his classic befuddled manor.

Dr. Benchley is addressing the Ladies Club on the subject of the reproductive habits of the polyp, a small aquatic organism. Although he is not able...

Robert Benchley answers questions ranging from across the political spectrum.

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and...

Furnace Trouble is a 1929 comedy short.

Lesson No. 1 is a 1929 comedy short.

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

After some investigation, Robert Benchley finds his nerves are in a bad state. He has the jitters so bad he can't hold his cup still enough to drink...

Joe Doakes is lamenting to his wife the lack of variety in his meals. In particular, he misses eating stewed tomatoes, the fruit which he believes...

In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.